Trump on the Fed: "Now it's all becocked"
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Q: You said yesterday gas prices might go up again
Trump: That's only if I have to do another hit
Justin Pearson has won the Democratic primary for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District.
As part of the "Tennessee Three," Pearson gained national attention in 2023 when Republicans attempted to expel him for his gun control advocacy after the Covenant School shooting.
In 2023, TN-09 Democratic nominee Justin Pearson comforted a woman holding a sign reading "Covenant Mom" after the Covenant School shooting in Nashville
A 2023 clip of Justin Pearson is going viral after his win in the TN-09 primary:
"To all the people in Nashville who decided to expel us: You can't expel hope."
A GOP supermajority had temporarily expelled him for fighting for gun control after a Nashville school shooting.
Justin Pearson has won the Democratic primary for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District.
As part of "Tennessee Three," Pearson gained national attention in 2023 when Republicans attempted to expel him for his gun control advocacy after the Covenant School shooting.
Marquita Bradshaw has won the Tennessee Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
She will face Republican Bill Hagerty in the November general election.
Jerri Green has won the Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee.
Bulldozers sent by Trump have begun tearing up Big Bend National Park to build a border wall through the protected public land.
The Trump administration waived dozens of environmental laws to permit the construction.
There are 3 days until Trump's Patriot Games, where one young man and young woman from each state will compete in a series of "demanding physical and mental challenges."
Mayor Mamdani installs a water fountain in Prospect Park to prepare for the upcoming heatwave
Ohio Trump voters on the economy:
"You can't do anything with gas prices. You can't afford to breathe at this point... I'm very hurt. I try to do a lot for my kids and I can't do much... He needs to look out for the American people instead of himself."
The Trump administration has approved plans by a private corporation to pump 800 billion gallons of groundwater out of California's Mojave Desert.
Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is "sort of open right now"
Q: Republicans are arguing on affordability. What is your message going into the midterms?
Trump: We have done an amazing job.
Trump: We will have a big percentage by the time I leave office—which could be a long time. Who knows? They say 2.5 years. We're gonna find out
Reporter: Hegseth clashed with Trump over the munitions shortage caused by the Iran war. The exchange underscored Trump's increasing frustration with Hegseth, who convinced Trump the Iran war would be a quick and easy win
RFK Jr: I'm not scared of a germ. I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.
James Talarico: In Texas, they're redrawing districts in the middle of the decade, which is unprecedented. It's like changing the rules after halftime because you're worried the other team's gonna win the game. It's cheating.
James Talarico: The first thing we have to do when we win this seat is pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Voting rights are inherent to people as human beings—the ability to shape your own destiny.
2 Republican mayors from the reddest parts of Georgia have endorsed Jon Ossoff for U.S. Senate:
"I have to look to someone who takes care of their constituents. I’m a Republican, but there are times when a person exceeds the party. They go above and beyond."
Johnson: The economy was taking off like a rocket, and then we got into this skirmish with Iran
Q: You're calling it a skirmish?
Johnson: War, whatever you want to call it
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has cracked down on 42 corporations selling illegal high-speed e-bikes and e-scooters to New Yorkers.
Emergency room visits from electric scooter accidents for children and adolescents have increased 671% since 2023.
Fox: The biggest economic challenges we're facing is the cost of food. Ground beef up 12.4%, milk up 9%. When should Americans expect meaningful relief?
Rollins: As soon as we get the job done in Iran
Trump's Agriculture Secretary claims the U.S. is "trending in the right direction" on food prices while Fox airs a graphic of spiking grocery costs
Louisiana Republicans have blocked a man from receiving the $480,000 in compensation he is owed after being wrongly incarcerated for 42 years.
Q: What do you say to Americans who heard Trump say he was going to bring down prices, and feel like Republicans aren't following through on that promise?
Johnson: He has made everybody's life better
Former Trump official: I feel like I am leaving this cult. As soon as you go against the cult leader, Trump, then you are ostracized from the party. It feels like coming out of an abusive relationship.
345 people in 27 states have contracted salmonella from jalapeños.
This comes after the Trump administration fired FDA staff who helped conduct food safety inspections.
Tucker Carlson: Trump is openly threatening weapons of mass destruction. He's proven himself to be incapable of leadership. That's beyond reckless. That's literally suicidal and homicidal.